Play or download free MP3 meditation timers

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Many people, when starting out learning meditation, are concerned about how they are going to time their practice.

In a class there’s usually someone leading who will ring bells for the start and end of the meditation session, and for any intermediate stages.

We offer some advice elsewhere on how you can time your meditation without “clock-watching” or otherwise becoming distracted by issues of timing.

But we’re also pleased to offer some MP3 files that will do the timing for you. Each of these files is designed for either the five-stage metta bhavana (development of lovingkindness) meditation or the four-stage mindfulness of breathing meditation.

There are bells to mark the start of the meditation, the transition to each stage, and the end.

You can either play the tracks here, or download them to your computer.

Metta bhavana, 20 minutes, bell every 4 minutes

Metta bhavana, 30 minutes, bell every 6 minutes

Metta bhavana, 40 minutes, bell every 8 minutes

Metta bhavana, 60 minutes, bell every 12 minutes

Mindfulness of breathing, 20 minutes, bell every 5 minutes

Mindfulness of breathing, 30 minutes, bell every 7.5 minutes

Mindfulness of breathing, 40 minutes, bell every 10 minutes

Mindfulness of breathing, 60 minutes, bell every 15 minutes

I’m grateful to Vajramati of Triratna Buddhist Community NYC for putting these files together.

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Dill says:

June 23, 2011 at 3:21 pm

Incidentally, I'd like to say a big thank you for your guided meditations on mindfulness and mettabhavana. I purchased them a couple of months ago and they are really, really helpful. Thank you!
- Bodhipaksa says:
  
  June 23, 2011 at 3:32 pm
  
  You're very, very welcome, Dill. And thanks in turn for purchasing the meditations. They make it possible for me to keep this site going, and to produce further publications and recordings.
Jerry Whiting says:

July 25, 2011 at 1:27 pm

I have a couple of meditation timers for smartphone users you may be interested in: https://m.JetCityOrange.com/meditation/timer/ (best viewed using an Android or iPhone).

thanks,

Jerry Whiting
JetCityOrange / Seattle
Jerry Whiting says:

January 31, 2012 at 10:06 am

Another option, especially if you're using your cell phone, are these online meditation timers for smartphone users: https://m.JetCityOrange.com/meditation/timer/
- Bodhipaksa says:
  
  January 31, 2012 at 10:18 am
  
  That's handy, Jerry. Do you use some kind of plugin for the timers?
swedha says:

April 3, 2012 at 5:07 am

Thanks a bunch,it helped me a lot!!

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